Tribe.net. Local Connections LiaBear http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/890487e8-bd25-4695-b4d0-ef21caa1f28b#7ff3f118-0389-41d4-9cb8-1de6f0e31d4e 2006-03-11T06:50:01Z 2006-03-11T06:50:01Z

Hi folks, just joined this tribe. Just want to add my experience with cortisone. An idiot Kaiser dermatologist gave me one for what he insisted was an exzema flair up even though I told him it wasn't. The injection caused about 4 months of spotting. As a side note, it's a side effect that I've experienced with other drugs, just be aware ladies that it is a possibility.

LiaBear 2006-03-11T06:50:01Z Joanne http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/890487e8-bd25-4695-b4d0-ef21caa1f28b#c6a8860c-6c28-407e-afee-f23e50d30cc2 2005-11-25T10:45:28Z 2005-11-25T10:45:28Z

I responded to Jocelyn's post about fragrance allergy, saying antihistamines no longer work for me and my next step was to be a cortisone injection, and wondered if she or others might find this useful. Two days ago my hayfever was really bad ... continuous sneezing and nose blowing, and a dry throat. Yesterday I decided it must be a cold, it seemed too severe for an allergy. Today I had the cortisone injection, which is supposed to reduce allergies for about a year. Within two hours my "cold" had improved. It is now 8 hours after the injection and I have no allergies, the cold symptoms are almost all gone, and I havent had any antihistamine for over 24 hours (and it's almost summer here in Australia, nice dry air for the allergens to play in). I am not suggesting cortisone cures colds, rather, that the cold was in fact an allergy. If you are interested in this treatment, please research side effects first, for example: http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/PrintablePages/Monograph/0,7765,7203%7C,00.html It is a very small injection and doesnt hurt at the time, but there is some aching for a short time after. I am happy so far ... and so soon!.. with the results, so I hope it can help others. I hope the effects last as long as they are supposed to.

Joanne 2005-11-25T10:45:28Z